Postcode area · Tonbridge
Crime in TN
How much crime is recorded in TN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 791,472 (2024)
TNPostcode area · Tonbridge
How safe is TN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TNNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.